Hot August Night / NYC [DVD]

Manufacturer: PBS

Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis and the personal passion of its celebrated hosts Morgan Freeman, Joseph Fiennes, David Harewood, Hugh Bonneville, Kim Cattrall, and Christopher Plummer to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeares greatest plays.

Manufacturer: Warner Classics Brand: RHIP2

Libera, the celestial-sounding, chart-topping boy choir, brings its distinctive blend of innovative textures, meditative solos and shimmering, ecstatic choral harmonies, embedded in atmospheric instrumental arrangements, to a combination of religious and secular music. The group recorded a live concert for CD and DVD/Bluray in Washington, D.C. at the spectacular Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. With Libera in America, the young Londoners pay tribute to their host country and church with a characteristic blend of sacred and secular music in both the classical and popular traditions, bringing together innovative textures, meditative solos and shimmering, ecstatic choral harmonies. The album opens with Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, inspired by Beethoven's 9th Symphony, and among the following tracks are some of Libera's greatest hits - including Sanctus, inspired by Johann Pachelbel's famous Canon, and Song of Life by the Japanese composer Takatsugu Muramatsu. These numbers are complemented by such universal sacred favorites as the haunting Amazing Grace and Schubert's soaring Ave Maria.

Manufacturer: Shout! Factory Brand: UNI DIST CORP (MUSIC) Model: 33436600

On February 10, 2012, Sir Paul McCartney was honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, Paul and a cast of superstar guests performed some of the quintessential songs from his renowned and celebrated career. Proceeds from the sale of this product will provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal needSETLIST: Get Back / Hello Goodbye/ Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band - Cirque du Soleil featuring The Beatles Lov CastMagical Mystery Tour Paul McCartneyJunior s Farm Paul McCartneyBlackbird Alicia KeysNo More Lonely Nights Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry DouglasAnd I Love Her Duane EddyOh! Darling Norah JonesI Saw Her Standing There Neil Young and Crazy HorseThe Fool On The Hill Sergio MendesWe Can Work It Out - ColdplayYesterday James Taylor with Diana KrallFor No One Diana Krall with James TaylorMy Valentine Paul McCartneyNineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Paul McCartneyGolden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End Paul McCartney featuring Dave Grohl and Joe Walsh

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment

This ''intelligent and energetic production'' (Daily Telegraph) of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew was captured in High Definition and surround sound at the faithful reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre on the banks of the Thames (which has been called ''a theatrical heaven'' by the Sunday Express). It stars Simon Paisley Day and Samantha Spiro as the calm and complex Petruchio and the tempestuous Katherina. ''Although it's broad and bawdy, there are a few essential touches of poignancy, and the laughs come thick and fast.'' (Evening Standard) ''Bravely and wisely, director Toby Frow balances the play's startling cruelty with exuberant comic energy, rather than knowing irony'' (The Telegraph).

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment

''A cracking directorial debut by Eve Best'' (The Telegraph) guides this dark and powerful tragedy about ambition, murder, guilt and remorse. An effective and stirring score by Olly Fox accompanies double-Olivier Award winner Samantha Spiro as Lady Macbeth: ''a bundle of ambitious energy turning into a frenzied madwoman behind closed castle doors who finally collapses into a sorry wreck of herself as she goes completely mad'' (Sunday Express). ''Miraculously, the play worked its dark incantatory spell. The chief reason for this was the superb fresh-minted performances of Joseph Millson and Samantha Spiro as the Macbeths'' (The Telegraph). This production was captured in High Definition and surround sound at the Globe Theatre's faithful reconstruction on the banks of the Thames, which has been called ''a theatrical heaven'' by the Sunday Express.

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment

Roger Allam – “this most versatile and humane of actors…in fine form here” – delivers a magnificent performance as Prospero in this production captured in High Definition and surround sound at the faithful reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre on the banks of the Thames (which has been called “a theatrical heaven” by the Sunday Express). Probably the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone, The Tempest is set on a remote island where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using skillful manipulation and a conjured-up storm. This delightful production “memorably captures the humor, the enchantment and the tantalizing sense of mystery of Shakespeare’s last masterpiece.” (The Telegraph). Also starring Jason Baugham, Jesse Buckley, Sam Cox, and Pip Donaghy.

Manufacturer: Bayview Entertainment

This production of the very popular Shakespeare play about young lovers, accident-prone workmen, and two royal courts – those of Duke Theseus, and King Oberon and Queen Titania – “is touching and joyously inventive. Dominic Dromgoole’s lively, affectionate and consistently inventive staging beautifully captures both the humor and the disconcerting strangeness of the play. This is a joyously inventive and touching production of The Dream, a work that seems particularly close to Shakespeare’s heart.” (The Telegraph). A Midsummer Night’s Dream was captured in High Definition and surround sound at the Globe Theatre’s faithful reconstruction on the banks of the Thames, which has been called “a theatrical heaven” by the Sunday Express.